Fourth of July!

Lilly came to visit this weekend! We managed to do some farm work, walk in a parade, watch the fireworks, visit another farm, hula hoop, and watch soccer.

She got in Thursday night and worked with us Friday morning until we left to walk in the Williamstown Parade. We didn't throw any snap peas or candy, but we did chant "2-4-6-8 how we like to cultivate" while we walked with the banners. Friday night we went to the fireworks in North Adams with Michael, his roommate Josh and his friend Lisa.

Then Saturday after work we went over to Ellen's. Ellen was an apprentice here at Caretaker last year and she just started her own farm this year in New Lebanon, about a half hour away. She's selling at a farmers' market and she has 17 CSA members so far. So she had a party for her 21st birthday complete with farm tours (she had AMAZING broccoli and collards), CSA members naming her chickens ("drumstick" was my favorite, although Pizza was a close runner up). Lilly found a fellow economist to talk to and finally at the end of the night Ellen busted out the hula hoops.


Sunday we got in some much needed relaxation, heading to two different coffee shops, reading the paper, watching Michael's soccer game and hitting up the dairy queen before coming home to try mint oreo ice cream that Katie made with Chloe milk!

My farm has a website which at some time might even include some of the pictures I take, if Don deems them worthwhile. Check it out at www.caretakerfarm.org.